Located at the crossroad of West Nanjing Road and Huashan Road in Jingan District, the Jingan Temple is a famous monastery in Shanghai.

It is said that it was first built in the 10 th Chiwu year of King Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu State during the Three Kingdoms Period (247 A.D.). The existing architecture was built during the reign of Qing Emperor Guangxu. It has been repaired many times after liberation. Major architecture in the temple are the Mountain Gate, the Tusita Hall, the Grand Hall, the Guanying Hall, the Abbot's Chamber and the Prayer Hall. It is a completely furnished monastery. 

The temple has been listed as a municipal key relic site in Shanghai.